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Hey I would not be surprised if you get this all the time, but I love shitposting the crap outta guys like you. Wanna meet in an empty house somewhere?
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The fight can be seen on Showtime!
http://www.sho.com/sports/fights/1381/joshua-vs-pulev?s_cid=pse-sports-7036
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Never happening. Though I'd love to see Paulie visit McGregor in an MMA match
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Do we know if there is any progress on the set up between him and Deontay Wilder?
Wouldnt expect it soon, Pulev remains his mandatory. At least Wilder will do away with his mandatory against Stiverne, maybe Deontay could fight Joseph Parker in the meantime, although Parker has expressed his desire to build a following in the UK and wants to continue fighting there.
Terence Crawford named mandatory challenger for Jeff Horn's WBO Welterweight Title. The fight would take place March 10 next year. http://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/...-moving-fight-147-pound-welterweight-division
I think that fight could happen late next year. We'll see.
I think Joshua will take any fight right now and Wilder needs it to increase his profile.
I can see it happening by the end of 2018.
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That whole Paquiao Horn deal fucked it all up. I really wanted to see Manny pass the torch to Terence (or watch Terence take it). Not use Horn as an intermediary.
First I've noticed this. Glad to see this community made it over here as well. The old boxing thread was one of my favorite OT communities simply because of how much I love the sport and how shitty most online boxing communities are.
I look forward to all of our future arguments over fighters' resumes.
I look forward to all of our future arguments over fighters' resumes.
Seriously Boxing communities are horrible, worse than almost everg other sporting community. I think our small userbase is a positive in that way, always good logical discussions. Then whenever a big fight went down and we had to deal with casuals and their flaming hot takes...lawd
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If I remember correctly there was an entire thread in OT revolving around that very question. I mean, holy fuck.
Man, new boxrec.com is worse than before. I just wanna click on "schedule" and see the fights of a single day just like before.
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God seriously. So hyped for that match.
I think it's more that I want to see if Loma is as good as these pound for pound lists make him out to be
I think Loma is a much better P4P than Golovkin is. No way should Golovkin be #1. Hell I'd put Loma #1 before Golovkin. And that's even if Rigo beats Loma, unless Rigo somehow completely dominates Loma which I highly doubt.
I hope Crawford steamrolls through Horn and we get Spence vs Crawford sometime mid year 2019.
Who do y'all got for Rigo vs Loma?
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Loma, but I want to see Rigo work him hard enough that Loma earns this.
I got Loma too due to being physically bigger and younger. However both are exceptionally technically skilled and incredibly athletic. Rigo definitely has a good chance due to being a great counter puncher, and having more professional experience and I anticipate Loma being the aggressor for most of the fight, thus giving Rigo ample opportunities. However I just think the youth and size of Loma at this point in Rigo's career is going to be a bit too much.
Found the thread, very happy. Really liking the hype that Josh Kelly is getting as of late with just a few fights under his belt.
It would depend on how he lost. Loma losing a respectably close but competitive decision to a great fighter like Rigo would merely be a speed bump in his career as Loma moves on to bigger and better things. If anything it would give Loma more opportunities as other fighters will feel more confident in beating him, even if they can't.
That's the way I see it as well. It becomes a Win Win career wise for both in a strange way lol. No more ducking from other opponents. Again it depends how that turns out. Really want Lomachenko to do his thing.
Nice to see mostly everyone made it here in one piece.
Anyway, it's a 50/50 fight, but i'll give the slight edge to Loma due to the fight being at 130. I give Rigo props for not being scared to jump up two weight classes to fight a guy like Lomachenko, but Rigo's been dropped in the past by lesser opponents. Plus, only god knows how old Rigo really is.
Yeah exactly, Rigo has been floored on multiple occasions and Lomachenko is a step above all of that. I expect him to to win by knockout.
I honestly would be shocked if Rigo gets knocked out. I definitely can see him get knocked down, but Rigo is too technically skilled and defensive oriented to continue to put himself in position to getting hurt. At worst I can see Rigo get gun shy and take less risks throughout the fight and merely coast to the final bell in a losing decision rather than go out on his shield.
I think Crawford is far too good for Horn. Spence vs Crawford would be a dream fight for me, being a big fan of both.
I still think Lomachenko is too big for Rigondeaux, but starting to see the fight more even with time.
Predictions for Joshua vs Takam anyone?
God, people hating on Wilder's resume make me mad. Yes, I know it's comparatively poor but the guy wanted to get in the ring with Povetkin and Luis and BOTH idiots got caught juicing. That's just bad luck man. It's not like there are so many good fights at HW to be made, so these two cancellations hurt. That said, I'm not sure if he would have won either fight.
I have less issue with Wilder's resume and unlucky cancellations with better competition, than his poor technique that he doesn't seem to be bothered in trying to improve.
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Yeah I got Loma too due to size, youth, & handspeed. But can't sleep on Rigo. Lucky for us the Flores rematch wasn't put ahead of this fight. Could (should?) have been easily a DQ lose for Rigo.
Wilder is being avoided like the plague right now. If marketed correctly him vs AJ will be a massive fight.
Wilder is being avoided like the plague right now. If marketed correctly him vs AJ will be a massive fight.
I don't see Rigo getting stopped either. Both of em are too technically sound to get stopped, but Rigo has a tendency to have his ass touch the canvas, so I can see him losing by a point or two on the cards if it's a close fight.
Anyone here watching the AJ fight? I'm thinking AJ by KO in rounds 4 to 6.
He's his heaviest at 18.2 stone for this fight so I don't think he's planning for a long night.
He's his heaviest at 18.2 stone for this fight so I don't think he's planning for a long night.
